By Rhiannon Hoyle 
 

SYDNEY--BHP Billiton Ltd. said it will settle a class action complaint filed in a U.S. court over the 2015 dam disaster at an iron-ore mine in Brazil for US$50 million and no admission of liability.

BHP on Thursday said the agreement is subject to approval by the US District Court of the Southern District of New York.

 

Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 08, 2018 18:52 ET (22:52 GMT)

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